Sept. 13, 2014

Final Stats Hofstra Final Stats Fordham

Siena bounced back from its ninth straight setback to sweep Fordham Saturday on the final day of the Hofstra Invitational. All-Tournament selection Jacqueline Skeen and emerging sophomore Briana Flagg led the way for the Saints after a early afternoon loss to host Hofstra.

Hofstra 3, Siena 0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-15)

Hofstra (9-1) stayed red-hot, winning for the ninth time in 10 matches with a sweep of Siena (2-9) early Saturday afternoon.

Emily Burke killed 10 of her 16 attacks and Kelsie Wills led all players with 12 kills for the Pride.

Skeen led the Saints with seven kills in 15 tries in the middle, and Flagg led all players with 13 digs from her libero post.

Hofstra used a 4-0 run to break away from 4-4 early tie and never looked back in the first set, jumped out to a 14-6 lead in another convincing win in the second, and scored four straight with the score 11-10 in the third.

Bobbi Lin Kalama assumed the setting duties for the second straight match and handed out 14 assists. Hofstra's Hannah Klemm assisted on 36 of 44 team kills.

Siena 3, Fordham 0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-14)

Siena used a revamped lineup to sweep Fordham, snapping a nine-match losing streak.

Ever-improving sophomore Shantraie Rodriguez led the way with nine kills and transfer Sonja Vasovic joined Skeen with eight as the Saints used balance and defense to bounce back into the win column.

Flagg posted a stunning 29 digs in the three-set win, leading four players in double figures in the category. The Saints had 79 digs in the match, compared to 63 for the Rams.

Brennan Delsing had 12 kills for Fordham, but had back-to-back attack errors with Fordham leading the first set 24-23. Rodriguez made it 26-25 with a kill, and a ball handling error set the Saints on their way.

Siena dominated the second and third sets, jumping out to a 6-2 lead in the second and an 11-4 advantage in the third.

Skeen was named to an All-Tournament Team for the second time this season. She was also honored after the Saints topped Lehigh in the Buffalo Invite.

Siena will use the week to get healthy and nail down a rotation before looking to begin a new streak when MAAC play opens in the ARC Saturday against Niagara.